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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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